My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho: Episode 4

198 August 19, 2010January 24, 2016

by girlfriday

When a show is fast, clever, AND heartfelt, I’m owned, heart and soul. What can I say? I’m a sucker for the wimpy hero, and the super-powered girl who turns his life upside-down. There are so many great reversals—the powerful girl looking up at him like a wide-eyed child, her transformation into a monster frightening herself more than anyone. The best part is, the mythology serves the story, and not the other way around, which is how it should be. It’s great to know right from the start that our couple is perfectly matched, and their journeys toward becoming human in various ways are parallel too; it’s just a matter of watching them clash their way towards each other, which means I can just sit back and enjoy the ride.

EPISODE 4 RECAP

Mi-ho realizes she’s been left behind on the boat, and cries out to Dae-woong. He runs without looking back, the guilt weighing heavily on every step. Mi-ho crouches down and starts to cry, and as her tears fall, the skies darken and it starts to rain. Dae-woong looks up, remembering what Mi-ho said about her tears causing fox rain. It makes him stop, but then he starts to reason, “That’s ridiculous. Then if she blows her nose, it snows, and when she sneezes, there’s a typhoon?”

He walks ahead, but then he starts remembering her declaration that they’re friends now, and his promise to protect her fox bead. He whines to the heavens why she’s using rain to hold onto him. And then he turns back, and runs to her in the rain.

It’s nice to bookend the two returns—Mi-ho’s return to save Dae-woong when he was dying, and his return to her on the boat—as caused by their own memories of the other’s adorableness. They are equally strange creatures to the other, but they’ve developed a fondness for one another, what in Korean we would call [우정], the love between friends.

On the boat, Mi-ho starts to lose control of her outward appearance, when a few factors are compounded: her fox bead is far away, she’s scared because of the water, and then a dog (ie, a tasty treat?) comes close. Her eyes change to a bright blue, and she hides in the bathroom, as her other fox-features start to come out.

Dae-woong reaches the boat when it docks, and overhears the family with the dog talking about the strange woman who looked like a monster, so he braces himself. He mistakes the dog with a fluffy tail for Mi-ho (HA), and then finds her in the bathroom. She’s happy that he’s returned, but she doesn’t want to open the door because she’s changing. He insists he’s seen her tails enough times to be okay, so she opens the door…

And Dae-woong can’t hide his freakout. He can barely look at her, but he drapes a tablecloth over her, and they get off the boat. Outside, she asks why he left her there. He feels a pang of guilt, but lies that he didn’t leave her; the boat left him. The one thing she picks up on is the fact that he came back because it started to rain. Her fox-blue eyes light up in glee. Aw.

The boat attendant follows them out to get his tablecloth back, and as he pulls it off of Mi-ho, Dae-woong swoops her close, and holds her tight. They spend a moment in a time-suspended mystical hug (I love how this is a metaphor for the way time passes when you’re madly in love), and then he says they’ll be fine if he holds her close the whole way home. Show, I may just die from the cuteness.

Mi-ho pops her head up and beams—she’s returned! They smile at each other (Dimples, Ahoy!) and she says that it’s because he came back for her. He thinks they’re good to go, but Mi-ho grabs his jacket and pulls him in for another hug, wanting to be close to her fox bead for a little longer.

Dae-woong is taken aback, but finds himself tentatively happy, as he gives in holds her for a little longer. He awkwardly asks if that’s long enough, but she’s not done (heh), so he holds on, petting her hair as she sighs blissfully. Seriously, I know they’re supposed to be uber-cute, but they are inhumanly cute. Like a pair of kittens. Wearing bunny outfits. Sitting in a teacup.

Dong-joo the Gumiho Hunter visits the temple, and tells the monk that the fox will be put back in her rightful place. No, Highlander Boy. You stay away!

Grandpa packs up Dae-woong’s things and sends Aunt Min-sook to deliver them, happy to support the new and improved, living-for-others Dae-woong. Min-sook waits outside the action school, falling asleep on the bench. Chow Yun-fat Lite discovers her napping, and the sun about to beat down on her, so he rushes over, and opens up his trenchcoat to shield her from the sun. He stands like that until he’s sweating from head to toe, and she’s none the wiser. I love his off-brand chivalry.

He waits later that night for another glimpse of the mysterious girl who can jump without wires, to no avail.

Mi-ho complains about dinner, “Chicken, again?” But Dae-woong says that in these circumstances, it’s shameless for her to ask for cow. She points out that he’s the one who told her that since she’s not human, she can be as shameless as she wants. Touché.

He laments that he can’t afford cow since his dreams were shattered. Mi-ho asks what an action star is, and he says it’s what he’s really good at. Mi-ho: “Running away?” Hahaha. Dae-woong insists with his misplaced bravado that although she might see him as a weak human, to other normal girls, he’s totally awesome, no really. Mi-ho adds with a thumbs-up that even she thinks he’s pretty cool.

With that, he gives her a demonstration of his action skills, in an imaginary swordfight. Mi-ho delights in the demonstration, while Dae-woong gets to show off. Imaginary manliner-action-hero Dae-woong is admittedly pretty awesome.

Mi-ho starts copying all of his sayings and gestures, which Dae-woong finds pretty amusing. At one point he kicks a brick wall, and so she follows suit…only she kicks it with so much force that it almost crumbles. The superhero-girl-who-doesn’t-know-her-own-strength trope never gets old for me.

Chow Yun-fat Lite happens to head that way to relieve himself, so they run and hide, and watch in horror (with Dae-woong covering Mi-ho’s eyes) as he starts to urinate on that very spot. Lo and behold, the force is just enough to send the wall crashing down, and on the other side is a very surprised lady. Maybe THIS is why you shouldn’t be wearing trenchcoats, eh?

He gets hauled away to the police station, where the cop (a cameo by Lee Seung-gi’s hyung from 1 Night, 2 Days, Lee Su-geun) accuses him of being a trenchcoat-pervert. Chow Yun-fat Lite insists he’s nothing of the sort, and says he was just urinating: “And it wasn’t even pee that I was holding. It was of the normal variety.” Hahaha.

Dae-woong comes to his defense, showing up at the police station and vouching as an eye-witness that all he did was pee. That gives him an in to introduce himself as Sun-nyeo’s friend, and the director is happy to give him another chance at his audition, as long as the night’s events are kept a secret.

Dae-woong comes out to find Mi-ho digging in the trash, with a rib bone in her mouth. He realizes that she’s looking a bit worse for wear, so he takes her shopping for toiletries and clothes. It’s adorable how he’s buying skincare products and dresses, and she’s picking out meat.

At home, he teaches her how to brush her teeth and wash up, although she mostly eats all of the cleaning products, to his dismay. I sort of love the meta of Lee Seung-gi teaching Shin Mina how to be pretty. Ha. She bathes and changes, leading to a classic “Oooh, purrrty” moment. He muses that she looks like a normal girl this way.

She shouts, “Woong-ah, I’m so happy because of you today!” He breaks her happy reverie by asking when she’s going to take back her fox bead. She immediately starts hemming and hawing, and gives the excuse that she’s too tired to eat and goes to bed. Aw, Mi-ho doesn’t want to leave him and give up being human. He’s too clueless to see that he’s hurt her feelings.

Dong-joo sits in his lair, stroking his magical sword (pffft), saying aloud that he doesn’t want to have to send Mi-ho back. He’d rather she went quietly, but he knows she’s not about to give in so easily.

While Dae-woong sleeps, Mi-ho checks on her fox bead, and realizes that he’s almost healed. She sighs that if she told him the truth, he’d send her away in a heartbeat. She wonders why she can’t just stay by his side, killing the mosquitoes for him while he sleeps, and realizes that it’s because she’s not human.

Grandpa finds Min-sook watching A Better Tomorrow, (tee hee) and catches on that she must be interested in a new guy, so he asks Dae-woong to come by to discuss it. I love that Grandpa is just excited that she’s interested in a new guy.

Today Mi-ho says she’s not going to follow Dae-woong around, so that he can do well on his audition without any trouble. He’s stunned, and she asks if she waits here, then he’ll always return to her, right? He doesn’t quite believe her at first, then keeps coming back to give her money for food, then to tell her not to dig in the trash, and to call him if anything happens. Aw, he’s worried.

Dae-woong finally leaves, but he feels uneasy about her staying behind, and realizes it feels a little strange without her following right behind him. She comes out and waves at him from the rooftop, and he waves back, but stops himself, saying that he has to stop growing attached to her.

From the rooftop, Mi-ho says to herself, “Dae-woong-ah, you’re all healed now. I have to take my bead back. But can I stay here?”

She spends the day digging through trash cans to find chicken coupons (hilariously believing that if you collect ten they turn into a chicken) and even fights with the neighborhood ajumma for the last one. Dong-joo finds her, and takes her for a drive.

Mi-ho is amazed to find that he’s got an ID, a social security number, and a cell phone—all very human, even though he’s not.

Dae-woong does well on his audition, and gets cast right away. He says to himself, “Tonight it’s cow and soda, Gu Mi-ho. No every week….but wait, then will your tails come out?” Heh.

Hye-in runs into him, and asks to have a congratulatory dinner together. He promised Mi-ho he’d return and treat her to cow, so he uses Grandpa as an excuse. She concedes that family is a good enough excuse (oh, okay, Princess) and lets him go.

Dong-joo takes Mi-ho to his apartment, where she marvels at his living like a human. He tells her that he moves from place to place every few years, changing his name and never getting too close to anyone, and that he’s been living this way far longer than she’s been trapped in that painting. She wants him to teach her how to pass for human too.

But Dong-joo tells her that by living his way, she can’t actually be close to humans in the way she wants—she’ll never have friends, or family, or love. She thinks that in the very least she’d get to be near somebody, but he shuts her down. “An immortal being like you can’t be with a human. Ever.”

He continues, “The way I’m living…it’s not that different from being trapped in that painting. You should return.” She hangs her head in disappointment, saying that she really, really doesn’t want to go back. Dong-joo throws down the gauntlet: “Then are you willing to die?”

Dae-woong, on the other hand, tells his friend Byung-soo that his days with Mi-ho are numbered. He goes on about E.T. having to return home, and says that they’re essentially from different worlds. Byung-soo hilariously misinterprets this as Mi-ho being a chaebol (rich heiress).

Dong-joo tells Mi-ho that there’s a way for her to become human, but in order to do so, her gumiho self must die. She needs two things: someone (or something) that can kill her, and someone who will share their humanness—ki, or life force–with her. Hm…last time, Mi-ho told Dae-woong that sharing ki was equal to mating…heh (pitter-patter).

With that, Dong-joo takes out his magical knife, and cuts his hand. His blood drips into a glass, and he tells her that this knife can kill her, and so can his blood. If she drinks it, and has her fox bead which has collected the ki of a human being for one hundred days, she’ll become human. She asks why he’s telling her all this. He says that it’s because of another girl who looked like her, and wanted the same thing. He’ll help her die, but wonders if Cha Dae-woong can be trusted to protect her fox bead for a hundred days.

He tells her again that humans can’t be trusted, and insists she forget it all and go back. What? You just told her all of the mystical ingredients for her to make Human Soup, and now you’re expecting her to forget it all? Are you taunting her, or just naïve?

Mi-ho leaves, the question hanging over her. She holds a vial of Dong-joo’s blood in her hand, as she watches people on the street below her. “Does dying mean disappearing? I just want to live down there.”

She walks home, and gets recognized by Chow Yun-fat Lite, who chases her down but can’t catch up. Hye-in sees this from afar, and puts the pieces together, pouting. Not only does Mi-ho have Dae-woong’s affections, but now she’s got the Director’s too, for that coveted lead role.

Hye-in decides to call Dae-woong to discuss it, and catches him in a lie (that he was eating with Grandpa) as he nears home with a bundle of meat in his hands. They sit down to talk, and Hye-in asks if he likes her, and says in a roundabout way that she’s been waiting for him to declare his feelings, and preparing her answer. Prepare? It’s not the LSATs—it’s a yes or no question, lady. She tells him that she’s losing her faith in him, and wavering in her feelings, and not to make her wait too long.

Dae-woong drowns his angst in soju, while Mi-ho eagerly awaits his return. She leaves him a voicemail, telling him that she has something important to ask him, and she asks if she can stay by his side longer. She smells his scent as he approaches (funny and gross), and runs to find him in the gym.

She comes upon him slumped over in the dark. He announces that he’s drunk, and slurs out, “The moon is out. Do you want to spread your tails and do a round of ‘hoi-hoi’?” Hahaha.

Dae-woong: “Mi-ho-ya, we’re friends, right? Then will you do me favor?” She looks up at him sweetly. “Will you…disappear?” Oof. Just carve out my heart, why don’t you. He drunkenly pleads with her to go away and stop making his life so difficult, as he slumps to the ground and passes out.

Her reaction is heartbreaking. She looks down at him, saying, “Dae-woong-ah, the truth is, you’re all better now. I’ll go, so you stop hurting.” She lets go of his hand.

The next morning Dae-woong wakes up in his bed, not knowing how he got there. He calls out to Mi-ho, but she’s nowhere to be found. He looks and looks, and then it dawns on him: she’s gone!

COMMENTS

I like how the main relationship is progressing, which is to say, fast in terms of adorable moments, and mutual attraction, but slow in their understanding of each other and how to be together. The gumiho-human hiccups are not only hilariously comical, but also insightful little beats that shed light on human desires and the things we take for granted.

As for the mythology, I don’t like that the mystical way out is given so early in the story; I’d rather they have to work a little harder to find a way for her to become human. But I do like that so far, we have no reason to trust Dong-joo, so this could all be an elaborate web of lies in order to trap her. If it’s not, and he’s just giving up the information for nostalgia’s sake, that’s a little lame, plot-wise.

So far Dong-joo’s pretty ineffectual at being scary or a real threat, so I hope there’s more to come from his character than emo hair and looking pretty, because if he’s just going to be her fairy godmother, then there’s no point in having a gumiho hunter with an elaborate backstory. Crossing my fingers for more on that score.

I can’t get enough of adorable-pants Seung-gi, who is showing great range so far. But Shin Mina is the real scene-stealer of this show, as she alternately makes me die of laughter, squeal from cuteness, and well up with sympathy. She is A-maz-ing.

Can’t wait to see Dae-woong missing Mi-ho while she’s gone. You deserve a little penance, my friend.

Until next time, hoi-hoi!

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51 myra

August 20, 2010 at 12:27 AM

Yes, Minah is doing amazing job as Miho. I actually cried when she was left on the boat and started calling Woong-aaa, Woong-aaa. And I'll smile and giggle when I see the cute and cheerful Miho. She's always been a great actress but she just impresses more in Gumiho Girlfriend.

I actually want DJ to develop a real feeling for Miho, and when he does, he would have to struggle with his plan and his feelings. Okay that sounds cheesy lol. Becauseeee, we already have hye-in noona, hyo min character and miho falling for DW, for once I'd like to see a competition and some jealousy.

Out of all Hong sisters's dramas, this one really caught my attention since its first episode. It's been consistently good and I love everything about it. I really hope the pace and the dynamic will stay this good until its last episode :)

Hoi, hoiii~

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missjb

August 20, 2010 at 4:39 AM

hahahha, if Dong Joo will fall in love with Mi ho and become struggle to choose between his plan or love, it's remains me of inwoo's character in PP, lol
and if hong sister doing that to DJ, i will ship for him, lol

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52 imel

August 20, 2010 at 12:37 AM

awww..seeing Mi Ho in my screen...I keep thinking...
"Gosh, is this the same girl who played as Eon Seok in A Love to Kill....???" She looks so different, so fresh and natural. She's idle for two years though.
Maybe she's like Kim So Yeon. She was hibernating, trying to look for inner-self and then comeback with new motivation, finally giving her all into her acting. That's why, the way she acts is so different now....
Shin Min Ah....Jjang!

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53 crazedlu

August 20, 2010 at 12:38 AM

agreed! shin mina is OWNING. love seung gi too. loved this episode as much as the last. and i can tell you guys really like this drama. there's such a light, happy, fluttery feel to your summaries and personal comments.

glad we're all enjoying this. :)

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54 Jobz

August 20, 2010 at 12:44 AM

anybody claimed SMA yet? if not I call dibs. ;)

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55 madzgo

August 20, 2010 at 12:50 AM

I'm so happy for Shin Min Ah that she played out this character when a lot has doubts in the beginning if she could pair up well with Lee Seung Ki with their age difference. I've seen a lot of her previous works (10 to be exact from Beautiful Days to A Million), most of them are melodramas that required her to cry buckets of tears. The only previous work of her that seems to resemble this one is the flop My Mighty Princess which I think is rather unfortunate because it was also a well-made movie with a good plot, humor, romance and action.

Hurrahh for her current success!! She deserved this for such a long time.

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56 phoebe

August 20, 2010 at 1:17 AM

Shin Mina is soooo cute.. I really like her expressions, especially when she gives that ingenuously cheerful and innocent laugh. She's adorable.^^

I also don't trust that fox hunter. He gives the info way too easily, and HEY he's supposed to kill the fox, not to help her. But I must admit he's a major hottie. Lol.

All in all, this is definitely another one fun ride after Coffee House..:)
The only thing I can't understand in this drama is how the fox keeps preferring cows over chicken. I mean, chicken are supposed to be it's natural food. Lol. But oh well, the fox in here is not a natural one, so..xD

BTW thanks again for your wonderfully written recaps Girlfriday (and JB)~!

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missjb

August 20, 2010 at 1:24 AM

yeah, i think if that too. Fox naatural food is chicken right? i don't get, LOL

oh since is just a drama, don't take it seriously, kekeke

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jubilantia

August 20, 2010 at 5:12 AM

I think there might be some mythological connection with gumihos and cows. In Fox's Child, a cow's liver is significant in an episode. Not sure, though.

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Leona

August 20, 2010 at 8:24 AM

cow,pork and chicken... this is the order of preferences in Korea... but I must admit chicken is the usual fox food...

I replayed twice the fox hunter's cut....
1 because he is too hot
2 I think he lies a little-or is just me: I have a trust issue with too hot boys (his last scene with bandaged hand... his vibe is BAD to the bones... but this isn't necessarily a bad thing -remember Rang from Gumiho Wehjun?or Jo Gook (Cha Seung Won ) in City Hall?liar and bad with asymmetrical haircut?I won't tell again about his lil Bidamish traits... tortured and torturer in the same time but not as naive as he was...

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57 reluctantbutaddicted

August 20, 2010 at 1:33 AM

Thank you! Great recap (as always). I was giggling through to "Sitting in a teacup." when I lost it completely.

I haven't seen the episode yet, but your description of and pic of the trenchcoat-shading scene made me think of City Hall and Cha Seung Won doing that for Kim Sun Ah... and your Chow Yun Fat Lite is no Cha Seung Won, so that cracked me up, too. Maybe the "I Will Shade You As You Sleep Somewhere Inappropriate" is on its way to becoming another K-drama staple, like the much-anticipated piggy-back?

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fuyuko

August 21, 2010 at 8:56 PM

When I watched that part, I thought of the same thing too. It was so romantic with CSW shading KSA from the sun. BUt with Director Ban....I was so glad the Aunt woke up after he had left. I bet if she had woken up before, she would be scared off. LOL

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58 eugene

August 20, 2010 at 1:41 AM

The fox hunter is so damn hot. I can't wait till next episodes

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59 Porcelain

August 20, 2010 at 1:55 AM

Thanks for the great recap!
Cliffhanger! Ah can't wait for next episode...

Why is Mi Ho so cute? (I love her expression when she hugs Daewoong...)
Why is Daewoong so indecisive? (But I am afraid, when he is not, he will hurt Mi Ho, so maybe its good to mantain this ambiguity?)
Why is Hye In so annoying? (DO NOT LIKE)
Why is gumiho hunter so... undecided? Is he trying to help Mi Ho or harm her?

And I want Auntie Minsook and Chow Yun Fatt lite to get together NOW!

And Lee Su Guen FTW!

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60 charles

August 20, 2010 at 2:03 AM

Thanks so much for the recaps.I'm so enjoying this drama too. :)

The beauty of it is,if our bumbling "hero" messes up in any way and his girlfriend ends up in the painting again,he can get her back!

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61 sansukini

August 20, 2010 at 2:13 AM

I seriously love this series. I'm so glad this goes for 2 episode per week to feed my addiction. and I agree with a lot of mooning girls right here, no minwoo is so hot. i keep replaying shots of him per episode.

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62 myra

August 20, 2010 at 2:24 AM

I want to see Miho rides on Woong's bike and hugs him tightly from the back heehee.

I am really, really in love with this show. DW and MH topped my couple list for kdrama 2010 so far (yes, I adore this couple to bits, even more than Pasta's Chep/YK, PP's Hyeri/Inwoo and Coffee House's Eunsoo)

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63 kit

August 20, 2010 at 2:33 AM

omg wai so cute

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64 edina2940

August 20, 2010 at 2:48 AM

at the first scene where LSG come back to her, i thought, "Ohh, i was hoping dat the hot guy appear...."
hahhahaha...i kinda like the gumiho hunter too although LSG uber cuteness is unresistable....can't decide....i love all the 3 lead!!! :)

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65 jeankaycee

August 20, 2010 at 2:49 AM

thanks girlfriday for the fast and wonderful recap! you and jb are spoiling us too much, which we enjoy! lol!

most agre with girlfriday, that lee seung gi is doing great but shin mina is the scene stealer for doing a wonderful job being miho!

so far so good!!! im really enjoying the dynamics dae woong and mi ho are presenting. so many cute and heartwarming moments. cant help to ask for more!

now next wednesday and thursday are seem too far away!

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66 rainerust

August 20, 2010 at 2:50 AM

"Dong-joo sits in his lair, stroking his magical sword (pffft)…"

LOL phallic symbol much?

Bring on the hoi-hoi! Fantastic recap GF (& JB for the previous ep's)...now I'm dying to go home and watch this!

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67 Bashful82

August 20, 2010 at 3:25 AM

Not quite dressed up in outfits but:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://historicromance.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/teacup-kittens-779157.jpg&imgrefurl=http://historicromance.wordpress.com/&usg=__PVpCbwh_whCqb_EUrJytAVmkwuc=&h=299&w=400&sz=15&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=n8OPcF8K8cS_fM:&tbnh=154&tbnw=209&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkittens%2Bdressed%2Bup%2Bteacup%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D809%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=500&vpy=87&dur=2651&hovh=194&hovw=260&tx=140&ty=135&ei=jFduTLikKYKUjAeS6b37CA&oei=jFduTLikKYKUjAeS6b37CA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

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kandy

August 20, 2010 at 3:35 PM

lol!! that was awesome!!,

thanks for the link :)

It's quite interesting and entertaining reading the comments section.... you always find a hidden treasure :)

gf thanks for the recap :)

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68 kc

August 20, 2010 at 3:52 AM

Thanks JB! Nice recap!
Im totally inlove with Shin Mina's acting! Light but convincing!
I love the male lead too, he has cuteness written all over him!

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69 kc

August 20, 2010 at 3:54 AM

**Sorry girlfriday, Thanks for the recap!

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70 marmar

August 20, 2010 at 3:55 AM

I still stand by my belief that Dong Joo is Gumiho's love from the past. That he is the guy she was suppose to marry but then instead of marrying her, he killed her cause he thought he would be able to free her & make her human.
He is such a hottie. I wanna know more of his backstory & yes I hope he doesn't become some fairy godmother cause that would be a big WTF moment.
& YES!! It's about time that Woong starts to miss Miho.
Loving this drama.
Thanks JB for the summary/review.

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jubilantia

August 20, 2010 at 5:15 AM

Oh yeah! Good point. Woo speculation. Maybe he though killing her would kill the gumiho part, but she cheated somehow, which would explain the "I'm sorry bit", and I bet infidelity=death rather than mortality in that situation.

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Ariel

August 20, 2010 at 8:01 AM

I don't know...i'd love to believe the speculation, but Dong Joo's not human, as he himself said. If she was supposed to marry a human, then it couldn't have been DJ?

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Lan

August 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM

No DJ is not human. That is already established. And his story with that look-a-like gumiho was centuries ago, even before our Gumiho got jilted and put into the painting 500 years ago.

Are they the same, are they not, we don't know yet.

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Lan

August 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM

I do agree though that he probably killed the look-a-like gumiho centuries ago because he thought it would help make her dream come true, but it didn't.

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gleemonex

August 20, 2010 at 4:57 PM

the creature he killed wasn't a gumiho either from the comments on soompi i've read; it was a goblin of some sort and the gumiho hunter isn't too far from that creature himself, meaning he's actually a goblin of some sort or something like it.

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Lan

August 22, 2010 at 7:56 AM

No... it was a translation mistake on Viikii! It wasn't a 'goblin' per se, but see Javabean's previous recap (Ep 3), it's just some general 'supernatural being'. Both the look-a-like and the hunter are some sort of 'supernatural being', not 'goblin'!!!

71 Beng

August 20, 2010 at 4:13 AM

i don't care about the second leads. i care more for the budding romance between aunt min-sook and director ban. they are funny and adorable

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alert

August 20, 2010 at 6:21 AM

love them. and looking from the first 3 eps, I wonder what kdrama staple they'd twist next! :D

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Lavender

August 20, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Every time single time that 'Once Upon a Time in China' theme song comes on, I laugh obnoxiously loud. The song in and of itself is so canon in Chinese cinema. Although it never really has anything to do with the 'action' on screen. To understand the hilarious more thoroughly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yso4igoMIuU

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Lavender

August 20, 2010 at 1:43 PM

Opps. Wrong link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhXr48C6Ds4&feature=related

This one has translations.

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alert

August 20, 2010 at 3:23 PM

I LOVE Once Upon a Time in China! LOL! Used to watch the film And going gaga over Wong Fei Hung. (How did THAT happened?!) :P

I think what makes MGIAG is more comical is the fact that everything that I used to see in kdrama (or any other dramas) is being overexaggerated by the Director & the aunt. Be it the song choice, the scenes etc.. it makes you wonder which movie/drama they'd poke fun next.

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72 Cassie

August 20, 2010 at 5:06 AM

Why do I have a really bad feeling that if Miho ever does become human she'll lose her memories of Daewoong?

OMG. That would just kill me. =/

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Ellie

August 20, 2010 at 7:18 AM

Oooh, that's an interesting thought.

I'm also thinking that Dae-woong's action stunts may come into play to fight off the fox hunter

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73 heejung

August 20, 2010 at 5:14 AM

i love how it's moving so fast! it feels like the ending almost, in a weird way.

it's probably just me but i think mr. emo hair is funny looking and not that excellent at acting (not that i'm any judge!! :S). i find his angsty one-eyed stares hilarious.

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74 Dara

August 20, 2010 at 5:21 AM

Hoi! Hoi! Thanks for your fast recap , GF.

Are we heading for a melodrama here? I feel it coming.

Shin Min-ah is totally a professional actress. She acts with such adorable cuteness that feels so natural and not annoying. Love her the most , LSG is cute he could play more with the character. I started to feel bored with the hunter when they repeatedly showed him behind the table in the dark with that magic knife! do some real hunting dude!

With just 4 episodes, the OTP has already shown us their strong feeling. It will be compelling to see they fight their way to be together.

Come to think of it, if this Gumiho things happen to me, I will try to run away too!

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75 annieee

August 20, 2010 at 6:16 AM

this drama brings me back to my old drama-watching days when my heart would flutter and drop along with the characters' emotions! and its loaded with so much cuteness and humor!
at first, when the casting news was out, i didn't quite feel the lead pairing, and thought shin min ah would be too noona-like to lee seung gi's character. but i was so wrong! shin is sooo soo good at portraying that cute innocence and i feel so much sympathy for her character. lee also surpassed my expectations. def really good for a singer-turned-actor.
this whole immortal-being-falling-in-love-with-a-human story is such an old school storyline, but i love it all the more. its about time this kind of story gets adapted for a modern kdrama!

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Lan

August 20, 2010 at 12:23 PM

She is only just 3 years older. That can be nothing...

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76 alert

August 20, 2010 at 6:19 AM

I'm hoping that the Dong Joo would have stronger presence in the drama, instead of being delegated to unconvincing secondary character. Yes, he's very good looking, but so far, he leaves very little impact. I wanted to root for him, but by ep 4, all I can see (and I think most of us too) is how good looking he is, and not how good he is in his character. However, the good-looking Hunter definitely very much welcome than an evil mother like Mo Hwa Ran in YAB. At least it didn't drown the mood as much.

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77 arivle

August 20, 2010 at 6:23 AM

I totally loved this episode and the Hong Sisters do it again .....they have a special touch of paring main couples like no other...and the story is so fresh and funny, I just love it....but the true gem of this story has to be Shim Mi-ah she owns that Mi Ho like no other...she is adorable, i mean beyond adorable and LSG has made sooo much improvement from his Brilliat Legacy days......I love their chemistry is just brilliant.....

However, I go to say that even though Fox Hunter is HOT to look at ....he doesn't do anything for me in term of acting or story....I'm still trying to figure out what are is motive behind telling Mi Ho the process of becoming human....I mean that weird to me, if u are the hunter u giving her a way out?.....or does he have a master plan? I hope the Hong Sister can give us the 411 on him........

Thank u GF and JB for great recaps!!!!!!!..... :D

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78 tombrady

August 20, 2010 at 7:08 AM

thanks for the recap! i haven't been this excited about a show since YAB.

I've always loved Shin Mina and glad to see her so adorable here. Fits well with LSG too!

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79 Dlover

August 20, 2010 at 7:29 AM

im really loving this drama it can be funny and silly but still has great emotional moments that keeps you coming back to the next episode im liking how the story is progressing so far hope it gets better and better as it goes. i really like the main couple there so natural and cute together. still i think mi ho is the star of this show she brings such a lovely presence to the drama and is to cute to express in a sentence cant wait for ep 5 !
im off Hoi-Hoi!

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80 Ellie

August 20, 2010 at 7:29 AM

Thx for the recap GF! Another cute episode. How I love Chow Yun-fat Lite......who wears a wife beater under a trenchcoat and talks about "normal pee" versus "pee that you hold in"! And as a dog owner, I thought that Mi-ho hit it exactly when she refused to drop the bone but then automatically spit it out when Dae-woong mentions eating meat. My goldendoodle does the same thing when we're walking and he refuses to drop his stick, but if I whisper "ice cream" or "hungry," he is suddenly sitting down at full attention with rapt eyes and plop goes the stick.

hoi! hoi!

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81 1aco

August 20, 2010 at 7:47 AM

Love this drama...was getting tired of all the other drama were most of drama are built on angst...

Just love the acting and character are so loveable... can't get enough of this drama... keep the good work coming....:)

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82 thirstythought.wordpress.com

August 20, 2010 at 7:55 AM

this will be the next YAB.

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83 Meru

August 20, 2010 at 8:11 AM

I'm officially addicted. I love everyone except Hye In. She's a bit too one dimensional. She's like a rehash of previous Hong Sisters evil characters.

And No Min Woo is so beautiful I can't concentrate on his scenes the first time. I keep replaying them just to see his pretty face.

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84 lilly

August 20, 2010 at 8:55 AM

God the Gumiho hunter...GOD OMG he is so charismatic

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85 elisa

August 20, 2010 at 9:41 AM

LOL when she's all like i want to be closer to my bead. ITS SO FAKE. SO SLYYYYYYY. AHAHHAHAHAHAAH SHIN MIN AH YOU ARE TOO CUUUUUTE. smartypants kekekekeke.

lol i love director ban's lack of english knowledge. last episode he spelt dream like dri....crosscross random letters. LOL. and then hes like where...어디....hahah

lol and dae woong was like action, ah, that's what i'm really good at. and mi ho's like ohhhh...running away? LOL~!!! lee seung gi in imaginary sword fight reminds me of jang geun seok in hong gil dong. heavy eyeliner and long black hair. hehehe.

btw SO CUTE. they have couple cups.....!!

shin min ah was so good in that empty gym scene. ahhhh how sad she looked!

the previewwwwwwwww looks exciting. ahh can't wait ;___;~~

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86 robinne

August 20, 2010 at 9:50 AM

The bottom line of this drama: SHIN MIN AH! I can watch her awesome and too-cute-for-words portrayal of Miho all day yet never get tired of her! All her cutesy childish expressions are so owning me. Damn, a big thanks to the clever person who casted her. PERFECT!

Thank heavens Dara Park didn't make it.

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haffie

August 20, 2010 at 10:46 AM

I know right! Thank God for Shin Min ah! I just can't imagine anyone else playing Miho but her xD

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87 Veronica

August 20, 2010 at 9:54 AM

I love the way you write, it's so fresh and funny, thanks for your recaps!!

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88 labchick

August 20, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Thanks Girlfriday for the recap! Are you open to sharing LSG? I'm starting to develop this ginormous crush on him :P.

I think I'm falling deeper and deeper in love with this Show..and hopefully it'll remain the case for a while. I think I might be getting a little woozy with the cuteness overdose though :).

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89 fiey

August 20, 2010 at 11:22 AM

i LOVE this drama! thats all i need to say!

cant wait to see DW missing MH next episode
love this couple sooooooo much!

both lead actors exceed my expectation.
SMA is totally natural in her acting.
and LSGi has such a wide range of expression, he impress me so much.

and both are just adorable together,
cant get enough watching their scenes <3

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fiey

August 20, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Opps, forgot to say

THANK YOU GIRLFRIDAY for the great recap!!
enjoy reading it so much!

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90 fiey

August 20, 2010 at 11:51 AM

agree with some posters above.
i'm just sooo glad SMA is casted as Gumiho.

and she having great chemistry with LSGi makes it all better.

i'm really loving this couple so much, waiting for the next episode is such a torture!

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91 loveU

August 20, 2010 at 12:11 PM

ahahahhaa....the best part of EP 4 was when the father blocks the sun with his trench coat and sweating like a pig. I almost peed my pants. It was the funniest thing I've seen in awhile. ahahahahahha. Man I love this drama. Thank you HONG SISTERS for making me laugh!!!!

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92 evelia

August 20, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Thanks for the recap.

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93 Carinne

August 20, 2010 at 1:43 PM

I lost count how many times I snicker to my monitor and ask... Is LSG one lucky guy or what??

SM-a... you are wonderful!

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94 müge

August 20, 2010 at 2:05 PM

OMG!
how wonedrful, cute, enjoyable, etc etc drama is this?
I just love it in ever way.
SMH is not only beautiful but also sooo cute while making all these mimics and gestures. I really love miho and DW's close relations.
I'm still unsure about hunter's real motive but I hope he'll fall in love mho, too.
thank god, I could see the preview and it also made me very happy. no spoiler, don't worry.
but we can be sure that we'll see more and more cute, lovely scenes.
while watching, I make many comments (of course always good ones) but while writing I forget many of them. however, I'm sure everyone nearly thinks the same way I do.
so, let's meet next week with a big smile..
ohhh, again and again, JB, u'r awesome and I should thank million times for the quick recap. ^_______^

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95 Fafa

August 20, 2010 at 4:33 PM

Thanks for the recap.

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96 LongLive!

August 20, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Too cute....

Dae-Woong wears brown or cow colour to his 'another chance' audition.....

Here ^_^ foxie... foxie.... fox... fox... (afterall cow is her favourite!)

Thanks, guys!!! Hoi, Hoi, Hoi

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97 MeiLin

August 20, 2010 at 5:06 PM

I just fell head over heels in love with this drama!
I love most of the Hong Sisters dramas.
I just hope the ending is satisfactory. Their dramas always starts hilariously with being heartfelt at the same time.
But near the ending to their dramas...ehh...
I mean...the last two episodes of You're Beautiful. Need I say more? I thought I was watching a completely different drama. Sigh...it doesn't matter. I will still watch and stay in love anyway. Haha ^_^

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98 May May

August 20, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Theirs must be a very happy set. I mean you can feel the happiness and enthusiasm from everyone on screen. It’s like they were having the best time of their lives. Even the editors. When they edited that Ninja fight scene, I bet they could not stop laughing! Love this show!

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99 Sobia

August 20, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Thank you for the awesome recap, girl friday!!!!!!! I love the idea of their mind-blowing hugs (at least mind-blowing for Dae-woong) being a symbol for the crazy things being in love do to you. In general, I just love how this show is handling the central romance, and the theme of relationships in general. DW and Mi-ho's friendship is adorable-- they looked like little kids when she was mimicking him on the way home and eventually ended up kicking the wall down-- even Daewoong looked like he was having a blast at that point. But it's neat how the conceit of the show has allowed Dae-woong and Mi-ho to fast forward through the getting-to-know-you, lovey-dovey part of a romance to that part where a relationship is all about loyalty and commitment and best-friendship and sometimes taking each other for granted. Dae-woong has Mi-ho's heart (bead), and she has made a huge sacrifice for him, and now Dae-woong too is sacrificing things for her, but sometimes he resents it and gets bitter and forgets how nice it is to have her around. It mirrors the relationship with his grandfather, who has sacrificed so much by raising Dae-woong and loving him all his life; when his grandfather should have been sitting back and enjoying his golden years, he was raising an insolent teenager and enduring all the stress that children can bring to their parents. Dae-woong has two amazing people in his life who love him so much, he has their heart in his hands (literally, in Mi-ho's case). I am adoring Dae-woong right now, but I really hope he does right by both Gramps and Mi-ho in the end! Enough toying with Mi-ho's heart, and start being a good grandson too...

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100 stella

August 20, 2010 at 6:15 PM

I totally love this drama. So cute and fast pace so far. It's been so long since I have been so in love w/ a drama. I look forward to Wednes/Thurs! Thanks jb and gf for making such fast recaps. My friend thanks you for this, he doesn't have to watch episodes simultaneously w/ me so he can tell me the word for word translations.

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